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Astrud Gilberto spread bossa nova to a welcoming world – but got little love back in Brazil

  • Written by Mario Higa, Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies, Middlebury
Astrud Gilberto spread bossa nova to a welcoming world – but got little love back in BrazilAstrud Gilberto backstage at New York City's Birdland Jazz Club in 1964.Popsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images

Astrud Gilberto didn’t set out to be an ambassador of bossa nova, the laid-back Brazilian musical genre with rhythms recognizable to music lovers around the world.

According to Gilberto, who died on June 5, 2023, at...

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